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How can your students assess if an online source is credible? Often, that question has been answered with checklists. However, checklists lead students astray by recommending ineffective strategies that focus on the source's surface-level features.
Digital literacy researcher and Digital Inquiry Group co-founder Sam Wineburg shares why these strategies leave students vulnerable and why students need to learn the importance of investigating who is behind a specific source.
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This video is part of the Civic Digital Literacy Project from iCivics and the Digital Inquiry Group. Civic Digital Literacy equips students with evidence-based strategies to discern online information, find trustworthy sources, and be better-informed citizens within the rapidly changing online environment. Explore the full collection of Civic Digital Literacy resources.
